Mira's Blog

Real life stories of Yoga with children and other related topics. You can add your comments or questions to any of the posts. Mira is happy to talk Yoga with all who share her passion.

12

June

2018

Visual Cues for Kids' Yoga

A visual schedule is a common tool for children with special needs. It can help a child get ready for school in the morning and negotiate their school day. This is not just for children who have a cognitive processing challenge. Visual...

Yoga for Open Airways

Restricted breathing is scary. When a child is coughing, wheezing, short of breath and experiencing tightness in the chest, you want him to feel relief right away. Yoga can help. Many of these practices are preventive and may reduce th...

Mira Mudra for Easeful Breathing

Restricted breathing has many causes. It could be asthma, allergies or fear. Tightness in the chest and a limited breathing capacity can be scary. In addition to whatever other strategies are in place for a child, this hand gesture can help ...

Color Breathing For Kids

Attention to the breath is one of the most simple and profound ways to promote wellness. There are many techniques even a toddler can use to nourish the nervous system, relax the body and settle the mind with better breathing.
Paying attention to...

Families Bloom in Yoga Class

Once a month, I teach a family Yoga class at Healthwise Studio in Maple Grove, MN. Our May theme was “Blooming.”
Families attending may also receive services from one of the psychologists at the behavioral health clinic th...

Yoga for Aparigraha (Greedlessness)

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali contain the complete system of Yoga. It includes personal codes to live by as well as specific breathing and meditation techniques. All have a single aim – to still the fluctuations of the mind. ...